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Method and apparatus for identification of an access network by means of 1-port measurements

US8407034B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Alcatel Lucent · FR

Inventors

Tom Bostoen · Damme, BE
Thierry Pollet · Mechelen, BE
Patrick Jan Maria Boets · Heffen, BE
Mohamed Zekri · Brussels, BE
Leonard Pierre Van Biesen · Aalst, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 1, 2002
Grant date	Mar 26, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 13, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L43/0829
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method and apparatus for modeling a network are described in which a 1 port measurement is made on the network by inputting an excitation signal at one port of the network and recording the results reflected back to the port. A 1 port parametric model of the network is generated whereby as much information about the topology of the network is included in calculating initial values of the parameters. Then the values of the parameters of the 1 port parametric model are optimized by reducing the difference between the results of the measurement step and results calculated using the 1-port parametric model and the excitation signal.

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